Listen to the Sulphur-crested cockatoo
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About the Sulphur-crested cockatoo
The Sulphur-crested cockatoo is a bird in the family Cacatuidae (order Psittaciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Sulphur-crested cockatoo sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song, litoria peroni and insect sounds. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the islands of Indonesia. They can be locally very numerous, leading to them sometimes being considered pests. As highly intelligent birds, they are well known in aviculture, although they can be demanding pets.
Related birds in the genus Cacatua
More from the family Cacatuidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sulphur-crested cockatoo sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Sulphur-crested cockatoo on this page, including its song, litoria peroni and insect sounds. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Sulphur-crested cockatoo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sulphur-crested cockatoo as “least concern”.
What family does the Sulphur-crested cockatoo belong to?
The Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) belongs to the family Cacatuidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources & credits
- Litoria peroni, song by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Insect sounds · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Mystery mystery - Identity unknown by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sonus naturalis - Soundscape by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q207107 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sulphur-crested cockatoo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0